Category: Reviews - Goblin Baby Co.

Rave Reviews for The Princess Monologues

22/11/2015

The Princess Monologues have been getting nothing but rave reviews! Have a look for yourself below and make sure to book asap with only two performances left to go!

★★★★★ 'The Princess Monologues made me laugh and cry and taught me some new things. (...) A must-see for everyone!' - 5 stars, RemoteGoat

'This is brave and relevant theatre, and there is something for everyone in 'The Princess Monologues’. See it if you get the chance.' - London Pub Theatres

'strong, tight, multifarious and gleeful inspections of what ‘princess’ means in 2015. This show deserves to go far.' - Angela Clarke

'★★★★ 'exploring London’s fantastic fringe theatre scene is a rewarding experience (...) The Bread & Roses Theatre works well as a venue and made for the perfect setting for these monologues.' London Theatre 1

Stepashka finishes with another 4 stars!

25/7/2014

After 13 performances at two venues over the last two months The Devil & Stepashka has come to an end!

We finish on another high with yet another 4 star review, from Female Arts this time!

Many thanks yo our fantastic team and to everyone who came to watch and support the production!

★★★★ "The world is full of women with no voice of their own or no one to speak on their behalf. It is good that Goblin Baby Theatre in its own way highlights their plight in an entertaining, but provoking fashion." - Female Arts

Final two days for The Devil & Stepashka

9/7/2014

After a successful run and several 4 star reviews at The Space our production The Devil & Stepashka now transfers to Ye Olde Rose & Crown in Walthamstow for two days only!

Performances are Saturday 19th July at 8pm & Sunday 20th July at 6pm.

There is also special one-off matinée of The Verdict is Yours at 2pm on Sunday, in which the audience votes for the ending.

Tickets are already selling, so make sure to get yours at:
http://goblinbaby.ticketsource.co.uk

★★★★ - The productions has received 4 star reviews fromExeunt Magazine & Remotegoat! ★★★★

Press Coverage for The Devil & Stepashka

24/6/2014

Now that the first two weeks of The Devil & Stepashka at The Space have come to an end, we throw a quick look back at some of the press coverage the production has received and give you a quick summary below.

First of all we had a series of interviews with various of the creatives involved and giving lots of further background details on the production and our journey to create it:

Furthermore, the production also received great reviews!

★★★★ The superstitiously secular, domestic world of Claire Booker’s The Devil and Stepashka manages to create a believable male Antigone in what ends up to be very literally one hell of a double-bind. - Exeunt Magazine on The Devil & Stepashka (June 2014)

★★★★ The production is gripping and thought-provoking from beginning to end and left the audience with something to ponder and think on. (...) [Claire] Booker’s play is very brave as well as unusual and this production is one of those hidden gems on the London Fringe.
- Remotegoat on The Devil & Stepashka (June 2014)

Inspired by Tolstoy's The Devil, Claire Booker's play explores what happens when passion crosses over into obsession and - in keeping with the company's focus on political theatre - whether justice can ever be obtained within an inherently corrupt society. (...) The Devil & Stepaskha is an intriguing new work which leaves you alarmed that such obvious madness could play out so dangerously.
- Views from the Gods on The Devil & Stepashka (June 2014)

Another 4 stars for The Devil & Stepashka!

18/6/2014

The Devil & Stepashka has received another 4 star review from Exeunt Theatre Magazine this time!

★★★★ Zhenya (Paul Christian Rogers) is a rational man. He knows that if he succumbs to his passion for the peasant Stepashka (Tessa Hart), his idyllic marriage to another woman will be wrenched out of joint. And yet he knows that he can never get Stepashka out of his mind. The superstitiously secular, domestic world of Claire Booker’s The Devil and Stepashka manages to create a believable male Antigone in what ends up to be very literally one hell of a double-bind.
Read the complete review at Exeunt Magazine

There are now only three performances left at The Space from 18th to 20th June, so make sure to come along!

We also offer a World Cup Antidote discount:
Book online with the discount code 'Antidote' and get 25% off standard tickets!

The Devil & Stepashka reviewed

17/6/2014

The Devil & Stepashka has received a four star review on Remotegoat and Views from the Gods also has lots of good things to say about the production! We have exactly four performances left at The Space (apparently the magic number is so four today).

Book your tickets asap! Tuesday 17th to Saturday 20th June.

★★★★ The production is gripping and thought-provoking from beginning to end and left the audience with something to ponder and think on. (...) The set was simple but clever. (...) The cast of four was diverse and international but all delivered solid performances. (...) Booker’s play is very brave as well as unusual and this production is one of those hidden gems on the London Fringe.
- Read the whole review on Remotegoat

Inspired by Tolstoy's The Devil, Claire Booker's play explores what happens when passion crosses over into obsession and - in keeping with the company's focus on political theatre - whether justice can ever be obtained within an inherently corrupt society. (...) The Devil & Stepaskha is an intriguing new work which leaves you alarmed that such obvious madness could play out so dangerously.
- Read the whole review on Views from the Gods

A Fairytale Journey with RETOLD

2/2/2014

Last night our run of RETOLD - A Fairytale Festival... without the 'happily ever after' came to an end!

After 11 performances at 2 theatres spread over 3 weeks and overall 9 months of developing the project we've had a truly smashing start to the year 2014.

Both The Space as well as The Hen & Chickens Theatre have been fantastic venues to be working at and we are thrilled that Goblin Baby's second project had the opportunity to be shown at two of the best fringe venues in London.

Below are extracts of what reviewers had to say about the project and company.

Here's to a continuously successful 2014!

★★★★ 'Retold. A Fairytale Festival without the happily ever after’ is very special to watch, something unusual and different from your average fringe show. (...) Goblin Baby Theatre Company seems to have a knack for finding ways to address at times challenging or unusual topics through theatre. - Remotegoat

...there is great intelligence and ambition here; this is definitely a company to watch and it will be exciting to see them grow... - The Public Reviews

It's nice to see Goblin Baby attempting to take a stance akin to [Angela] Carter rather than the derivative guff that has come out of Hollywood and TV studios of late... - Views from the Gods

RETOLD transferring to The Hen & Chickens

21/1/2014

© Eliza Power

After a successful week at The Space we are currently getting ready to transfer RETOLD to the lovely Hen & Chickens Theatre in Islington next week!

Tuesday 28th January to Saturday 1st Feburary at 7pm

To celebrate we've released a limited amount of reduced price tickets for our opening night there (28th January). To grab one of them follow the ticket link and use the promocode GOBLIN (at the time of writing there are only five left). In general we recommend to book asap.

If you want to know more about RETOLD first, check out the section on our website, or some of the press we've received, listed for you again below.

| Remotegoat 4 Star Review | Female Arts Interview | OffWestend Interview |

RETOLD Press Night

17/1/2014

Yesterday RETOLD had its third performance and Press Night!

RETOLD has already been reviewed:
★★★★ ‘Retold. A Fairytale Festival without the happily ever after’ is very special to watch, something unusual and different from your average fringe show. - Read more on Remotegoat

Furthermore, we have now also got a gallery with lots of performance stills from RETOLD taken by lovely photographer Eliza Power.